Shasta fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Pleasant Valley on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Pleasant Valley Vikings 56-52. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 540th, while the Vikings are ranked 259th).
Pleasant Valley was led to victory by Keith Thompson and Anthony Sanchez. Thompson went 9 of 14 on his way to 20 points, while Sanchez went 6 for 9 en route to 12 points and six assists. Another player making a difference was Keyaun Mcmillian, who posted four points and six assists.
Shasta dropped their record down to 11-13 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Pleasant Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Shasta will be playing at home against Foothill at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pleasant Valley, they will venture away from home to face off against Enterprise at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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